| 单词 | centreboard |
| 例句 | The place was brightly lighted by a nickelled lamp, though it was scarcely four feet high and the centreboard trunk occupied the middle of it. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z As they sailed toward it, with Billy Barlow at the wheel, he asked Will Rogers how it happened that he had been trying to sail close hauled with his centreboard up. Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 Take up the flooring and give the inside of your boat a couple of good coats of paint, devoting particular attention to the centreboard trunk where it joins the keelson. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 It is fitted with a centreboard, and is an excellent cruising craft. Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895 We will now plank the centreboard trunk, and this should be done with care, as there is nothing more annoying and troublesome than a leaky trunk. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 His black eyes were flashing eagerly, and his face was flushed with suppressed excitement, as he dropped the centreboard, sprang forward with a single leap, and put up the sail. Tales of the Fish Patrol Some of them had wings, or boards, at their sides, which were let down when the craft was going on the wind, thus serving the same purpose as a centreboard. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim If your boat is so small as not to have so many men allotted to it, the centreboard and halyards may be tended by one man. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 The amateur skipper cast off from the little dock, lowered the centreboard, and stretched himself lazily in the stern, with one hand on the tiller. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes The centreboard is of the "dagger" pattern so commonly seen in the small bateau and skiff on the Shrewsbury River and vicinity. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 That might have been the last barrel which I saw under the gravel the day before yesterday when our anchor rope got foul of the centreboard. Priscilla's Spies The centreboard is so arranged that it can be raised or lowered by means of a line. Outdoor Sports and Games “Maybe she was a centreboard, and that’s where you kept the board.” The Pursuit of the House-Boat Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq. Had it not been that the boat had a centreboard we would have made small progress. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 She was to be fitted with a sliding keel, or centreboard, and was deemed to be a boat of staunch sea-going qualities, as well as being good for close-in coastal service. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders The breeze freshened and at the end of each tack the boat swung round so fast that Frank, with his maimed ankle, had hard work to scramble over the centreboard case to the weather side. Priscilla's Spies A sailing canoe, however, will require a rudder, a keel, and a centreboard as well. Outdoor Sports and Games "Maybe she was a centreboard, sad that's where you kept the board." The Pursuit of the House-Boat The centreboard was a novelty to us, and we could see how close it helped the little vessel to sail in the eye of the wind. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 Then he will begin to talk keels and centreboards and want to take his blankets out and stop aboard all night. A Collection of Stories "I asked," said Priscilla, "because in order to get out of the bay I shall have to jibe, and that means that you've got to hop across the centreboard case." Priscilla's Spies Do you think you can be a bit nippier in getting over the centreboard than you were last time. Priscilla's Spies The centreboard case was between his legs and when he tried to get his injured foot against anything firm he found it entangled in ropes which he could not kick away. Priscilla's Spies His moment had come when she gave him the order about the centreboard. Priscilla's Spies Priscilla, leaving Frank to steer, settled herself comfortably on the weather side of the boat between the centreboard case and the gunwale. Priscilla's Spies He grasped the centreboard case, the nearest stable thing at hand, and pulled himself up again into the middle of the boat. Priscilla's Spies The only thing I can think of," said Priscilla, "is that the anchor rope has got round the centreboard. Priscilla's Spies Now, Cousin Frank," said Priscilla, "get hold of the centreboard rope and haul when I tell you. Priscilla's Spies "The anchor rope is foul of the centreboard and we can't get either the one or the other of them to move." Priscilla's Spies We can keep the centreboard up as we're running, and if we do go on a rock, the tide will lift us off again. Priscilla's Spies He impressed carefully on his mind the part of the boat in which he might, under favourable circumstances, expect to find the centreboard tackle. Priscilla's Spies |
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